Reports and Documents

Race against time in drought-ravaged Southern Africa to ensure 23 million people receive farming support. At least $109 million is urgently required for the provision of seeds and other agricultural inputs and services.

This report demonstrates how taking steps now to ensure that buildings and construction activities in the Pacific can better withstand climate change-related events will reduce impacts in future years. It is intended for policymakers who are considering incorporating climate adaptation activities into infrastructure development.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Quality of Drinking Water, 28/07/2016. In order to streamline the mechanism of testing quality of drinking water, the Ministry has published the Uniform Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Protocol and widely distributed to all the States upto the district level.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Projects for Ganga Rejuvenation, 28/07/2016.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effect of Drought on Power Generation, 28/07/2016. The power generation during 2015-16 has been affected due to non-availability of water in drought affected regions of the country.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cleaning of Rivers, 28/07/2016.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Cleaning of Rivers, 28/07/2016.

Boosting competition in consumer markets and key input sectors can help African countries grow faster and alleviate poverty, according to a report launched today by the World Bank Group and the African Competition Forum (ACF).

The Lok Sabha passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The bill seeks to amend the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, 2013 which provides Lokpal (at Centre) and Lokayukta (at States) statutory backing to inquire into allegations of corruption against certain public functionaries and for related matters.

Centre for Science and Environment has released the results of the lab tests of energy performance of popular 5-star split room air conditioners (RACs) under normal and maximum temperature conditions to assess how these units perform under different outdoor temperature conditions and how that affects the energy savings from the star labeling programme of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).